Calendar

2025-2026 PSCFA Tournament Calendar
Last Updated – September 9, 2025

Please use the link below to update the calendar BEFORE the Coaches Conference on September 5-7, 2025. The link will give you CURRENT updates.

***When updating please, utilize the notes if the tournament is virtual (synchronous or asynchronous), etc….

I will update this website AFTER the Coaches Conference.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-1CuKBCaJiWldAq3m9M9_1AyHq3tuwSXRf4yG2PrxU/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.nmkmc3wu7rr8

Tournament Dates Location Notes
Coaches Conference September 5-7 Omni Rancho Las Palmas Coaches Conference Invite
PSCFA Seminar (Demo Day) September 21 OCC Demo Day Information
Sapphire Invitational, NOF September 20 Virtual FTN link to Register Synchronous
Birch Invitational, NOF September 22 Virtual FTN link to Register Asynchronous
Golden Gate Swing September 26-27 San Francisco State FTN link to Register “Warm-Up” Style
PSCFA Warm-UP September 27-28 El Camino FTN link to Register
Crossman Invitational October 11-12 El Camino College FTN link to Register  – Day 1FTN link to Register – Day 2 Speech, IPDA, NFA-LD, NPDA, RT
SRJC Forensics Speech Swing Tournament and Performance Festival October 18 & 19 Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA FTN link to Register Speech, IPDA, Experimental Events (Lip Sync Interp, Original Performance), RT Workshop
Pearl Invitational, NOF October 18 Virtual FTN link to Register Synchronous
Oak Invitational, NOF October 20 Virtual FTN link to Register Asynchronous
TPDA Round Robin TOC October 24 Pt. Loma Team IPDA
Sunset Cliffs Classic October  24-26 Pt. Loma Speech, IPDA, TPDA, NPDA But no BP this year.
Paul Winters Invitational October 31-November 2 UOP Speech, IPDA, NFA-LD, NPDA
L.E. Norton Invitational November 1-2 Bradley Univ Speech
Robert Barbera Invitational November 7-8 CSU Northridge Debate & IEs
Ray Dahlin Invitational November 14 Palomar College Speech, IPDA – on Palomar Campus
33rd Griffin Invitational November 15-16 Grossmont College FTN link to Register Speech, IPDA, NPDA
40th Blumer Invitational November 15 CSUF Novice IEs, rookie CARD debate
Nat’l Comm Assn Conference November 20-23 Denver Airport, CO
Topaz Invitational, NOF November 15 Virtual FTN link to Register Synchronous
Elm Invitational, NOF November 17 Virtual FTN link to Register Asynchronous
The Bernacchi Invitational (DVC) November 21-23 Diablo Valley College Speech, IPDA, NFA-LD, NPDA
Claremont Debate Tnmt November Claremont McKenna
California Cup November USC, UCLA, Claremont
PSCFA Fall Championships December 5-7 Mt San Antonio College Speech, IPDA, NFA-LD, NPDA, RT
Fall District I Qualifier December Virtual Synchronous Speech
Ruby Invitational, NOF December 20 Virtual FTN link to Register Synchronous
Pine Invitational, NOF December 22 Virtual FTN link to Register Asynchronous
Hell Froze Over Swing January Univ Texas Austin
“Rumble in The Valley” January Fresno City, Clovis
Univ. of La Verne/Mt. SAC Swing January 17-18 La Verne Speech & IPDA
Onyx Invitational, NOF January 18 Virtual Synch
Palm Invitational, NOF January 20 Virtual Async
Winter at the Beach TBD CSULB IE Swing, LD, Policy, Parli
“Talk Hawk Invitational” Jan 31 – Feb 2 Las Positas 3 prelim IE, A -Sat, B- Sun. IPDA, LD, Parli too.
Virginia is for Lovers February James Madison
Amethyst Invitational, NOF February 21 VIrtual Synch
Cherry Invitational, NOF February 23 Virtual Async
Tabor-Venistsky February 13-15 Cerritos Community Colleges Only
Western States Communication Association (WSCA) Tournament February 27 – March 1 SDSU Speech, IPDA, NFA-LD, NPDA
PSCFA Spring Championship February 20-22 Moorpark College
Spring District 1 Qualifier March
Claremont College BP March Claremont Colleges
CCCFA State Championships March
International – IFA March 8-12 Athens, Greece
Emerald Invitational, NOF March 21 Virtual Sync
Walnut Invitational, NOF March 23 Virtual Async
National Online Forensics College Championship March 27-29 Virtual Sync
National Online Forensics College Async Championship March 30 Virtual Async
National Speech Championship March
Pi Kappa Delta March
Natl Christian College Champs March
NEDA Nationals
Novice Nationals
NPDA Championship Tournament
Nat’l Parli Tnmt of Excellence March
AFA-NST April 3-6 Portland, OR
Phi Rho Pi April 6-11 Bethesda, MD
The Hornet Invitational April Fullerton
Blumer Invitational May 2 CSUF Novice IEs, rookie debate policy-lite
BP Nationals April
International Parli
NFA April 16-20 Nashville, TN
Diamond Invitational, NOF April 18 Virtual Sync
Maple Invitational, NOF April 20 Virtual Async
PSCFA Cool-Off April 25-26 Cypress College
ARTa May 2

General rules about tournament dates — subject to change as noted above:

  • ADA – 2nd weekend of March
  • CEDA – 3rd weekend of March
  • NDT – Last full weekend in March (not on Easter) or 1st weekend in April
  • NFA – 3rd weekend of April
  • AFA-NST – First weekend in April (Friday-Monday); if the 1st is on Saturday, then it is that weekend
  • NOF – 4th weekend of March
  • PRP – 2nd full week in April (Monday-Saturday)
  • PKD – 2nd or 3rd week in March (odd years only)
  • NFL – 3rd week in June
  • Interstate Oratory – Last weekend in April
  • NEDA – Last weekend in March
  • Novice Nationals – 2nd or 3rd weekend in March (Friday-Sunday) (should not conflict with NPDA or NCCFI)
  • NPDA – Last weekend in March
  • NCCFI – 2nd weekend in March (should not conflict with Novice Nationals)
  • Forensic Honorary – 1st or 2nd weekend in March (not during PKD years)
  • NPTE – Normally 1-2 weeks before NPDA Nationals.
  • ARTa – 1st weekend in May